Community Cleanup Day is April 26
RAPID CITY, SD—Expect to see hundreds of volunteers armed with trash bags, fanning out across Rapid City next week. Rapid City’s 54th annual City-Wide Cleanup Week is set Monday through Friday with Community Cleanup Day slated for Saturday, April 26.
Each April, volunteers and teams participate in community cleanup activities. Teams from businesses, organizations, youth and church groups, and neighborhoods gather to clean up trash from Rapid Creek, ditches, parks, neighborhoods and along fence lines. Each year, between 1,500 and 2,000 volunteers are recruited and the collective effort pulls out tons of trash each year.
Cleanup Week is also a great opportunity to get rid of unwanted items around the home.
Highlights of cleanup week include fees waived for disposal of many items at the Rapid City Landfill Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the annual community cleanup set for Saturday. There will be no admittance to the Landfill for cleanup items on Saturday. Regular paid access from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Cleanup Week is a great opportunity for getting groups and teams from businesses and organizations together to spend a few hours during the week or on a Saturday morning cleaning up an area of town,” said Rapid City Solid Waste Outreach Coordinator Ria Hannon. “Tons of trash are collected each year and it’s also a great way to clean out unwanted items that have piled up around the home, in the yard and in the garage.”
The relaxing of fees will be available for private pickups, cars and small trailers Monday to Friday of Cleanup Week but not commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles will still be charged normal tipping fees. All loads must be secured. The Landfill will not accept Freon-based appliances or hazardous waste items or paint and there will be a fee for disposal of tires.
For more information about Cleanup Week, contact the Rapid City Solid Waste Division at 355-3496. Teams interested in volunteering to clean up an area can contact Hannon at ria.hannon@rcgov.org to determine available spaces.
